Keynote Speaker: Virtual Reality for Enhancing Human Perceptional Diversity Towards an Inclusive Society

Abstract

We conducted research project towards an inclusive society from the viewpoint of the computational assistive technologies. This project aims to explore AI-assisted human-machine integration techniques for overcoming impairments and disabilities. By connecting assistive hardware and auditory/visual/tactile sensors and actuators with a user-adaptive and interactive learning framework, we propose and develop a proof of concept of our “xDiversity AI platform” to meet the various abilities, needs, and demands in our society. For example, one of our studies is a wheelchair for automatic driving using “AI technology” called “tele wheelchair”. Its purpose is not fully automated driving but labor saving at nursing care sites and nursing care by natural communication. These attempts to solve the challenges facing the body and sense organs with the help of AI and others. In this keynote we explain the case studies and out final goal for the social design and deployment of the assistive technologies towards an inclusive society.